“I’m not religious, I’m spiritual …” is a common phrase we’ve all heard. I like it myself. To me, when I think of being religious, I think of rules and regulations, do’s and don’ts, and being all stuffy and uppity. Who needs it? I also like the phrase, “Some people are so heavenly minded, they’re…
SAN FRANCISCO — The California State Senate today approved a bill designed to limit the ability of mental health providers in California to engage in dangerous sexual orientation change efforts (sometimes referred to as “ex-gay therapy,” “conversion therapy” or “reparative therapy”). If approved by the Assembly and signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 1172, authored…
An appeals court in Boston ruled Thursday that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is discriminatory against same-sex couples resulting in a ruling that called the unfair law unconstitutional. The ruling said DOMA “interferes with the right of a state to define marriage and denies married gay couples federal benefits given to heterosexual married couples,…
Dear editor, Why does Nathan Fletcher pretend he never worked for several years as convicted felon “Duke” Cunningham’s chief in-district assistant? While Cunningham was driving a Rolls Royce, living in a multi-million dollar Rancho Santa Fe mansion, and making only about $175,000 [before taxes] as his only income from his congressional salary, Fletcher turned a…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) LGBT group commemorated the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), May 17, with a message of hope and appeal for dialogue and change, reports pinknews.co.uk. Abdalla, the chair of the group said, “On the 17th of May 1990 the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality…
Athletes for Education (AFE) President Steven Haynes has been named recipient of the 10News Leadership Award, which was bestowed posthumously during a ceremony at Sunset Elementary School Monday, May 7. The award was accepted by Haynes’ father, John Haynes. Steven Haynes died Feb. 18 after spending many years nurturing this non-profit organization that he established…
Coming off the heels of her premier performance at The Brass Rail, which was unanimously received as a knock-out punch, the venue has asked back San Diego LGBT Weekly’s very own diva of design, Trendy Wendy, who’s considering jumping on the band wagon of name changes; which letter in Wendy would look better as an…
WASHINGTON – The fatal stabbing last month of a Marine by a fellow Marine on Capitol Hill’s Barracks Row was a hate crime, the lead prosecutor in the case said in court last week. The Washington Post reported that Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Liebman said that Michael Poth, 20, stabbed Philip M. Bushong, 23, after…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee has approved the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO) S. 1910. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME), would provide benefits for same-sex domestic partners of federal civilian employees on the same basis as spousal benefits. These benefits…
I enjoy attending theater, opera and movies. However, inconsiderate audience members often ruin the illusion of participating in love, adventure and daring-do. For example years ago while I was enjoying a movie, three young women sat directly in front of me. The problem? All had huge afros creating a 6 feet x 1 foot black…
